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I am a geologist with 18 years of experience in mapping, databases, geological modeling, geostatistics, and data analysis. I work at the intersection of geosciences, programming (R/Python), and digital tools to solve technical problems and develop practical solutions.

Language skills

Spanish: Native
English: Proficient

Tools

Git

RStudio, VS Code y Positron

GemPy

Loop3D

Leapfrog Geo

MineSight

Micromine

GEMS

QGIS

Mapinfo-Discover


Skills

R

5 años

Python

5 años

SQL

12 años

Databases

16 años

RMarkdown

5 años

Quarto

4 años

Data analysis

16 años

Geological modeling

15 años

Geological mapping (field and office work)

18 años

Mariano Ibaldi

Education

Present
|
2025
PhD in Geology
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Dissertation topic: Modelado geológico del área del sinter, proyecto La Josefina, provincia de Santa Cruz
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2007
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2001
Bachelor’s Degree in Geological Sciences
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur

Bahía Blanca, Argentina


Industry experience

2021 Database administrator and modeler
Minera Los Domos S.A., proyecto Conserrat
Collaborated in the migration and updating of legacy databases to a new version and in the implementation of Micromine software.
Santa Cruz, Argentina
2019
|
2018
Head of Mine Technical Services
Cerro Cazador S.A., proyecto La Josefina y Mina Martha
Served as the company’s lead geological modeler while continuing responsibilities as Head of Cartography and IT.
Santa Cruz, Argentina
2019
|
2008
Field geologist
Cerro Cazador S.A., proyecto La Josefina y Mina Martha
Experience in geological mapping and sampling (regional and detailed) in projects within the Deseado Massif, diamond drill core logging and geotechnical characterization, section interpretation, drilling control, and ore control.
Santa Cruz, Argentina
2018
|
2009
Head of Cartography and IT
Cerro Cazador S.A., proyecto La Josefina y Mina Martha
Head of the cartography department for more than eight years, with experience in field surveying, data processing, and geological map production. Main administrator of the corporate database and contributor to geological modeling and resource estimation.
Santa Cruz, Argentina


Teaching experience

Present
|
2023
Teaching Assistant A (DS)
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Teaching Assistant (part-time, tenure-based appointment) in Teledetección and Relevamiento fisiográfico courses. Currently holding this position.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2025
|
2023
Teaching Assistant A (DS)
Department of Agronomy, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Teaching Assistant Ad Honorem (appointed), Ambiente e interpretación del paisaje course.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2021 Teaching Assistant A (DS)
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Teaching Assistant (part-time, contract), Geología Minera y Exploración y Explotación Minera e Impacto Ambiental courses.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2020 Teaching Assistant A (DS)
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Teaching Assistant (part-time, contract), Procesos geoquímicos exógenos course.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina


Additional training

2025 Mineral chemistry. Examples of its application in igneous rock geothermobarometry
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur

Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2023 Mandatory training in gender issues and violence against women
Universidad Nacional del Sur

Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2022 Volcaniclastic deposits
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Methods for the identification and analysis of volcaniclastic deposits.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2021 Balanced cross-sections
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Theory and practice of methods for constructing and evaluating balanced geological cross-sections.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2021 Geoinformatics applied to multi-thematic cartography
Asociación Geológica Argentina
Use of GMT software for geological and oceanographic data visualization.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2020 Programming in R
Asociación Geológica Argentina
Use of R for GIS, databases, and data analysis.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2019 Geological tools in mineral exploration
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Use of geological tools for mineral deposit analysis.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2019 Diploma in Applied Geostatistics for Mineral Resource Estimation and Evaluation
Cámara Minera del Perú
Evaluation of geostatistical tools for resource estimation and deposit evaluation.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2018 Professional Training in Volcanology
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Study of igneous processes and products with a geotectonic approach.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2018 Mineral determination by X-ray diffraction (XRD)
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Methods for mineral determination by X-ray diffraction.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2017 Geotectonic environments
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Course on plate tectonics theory, margins, basins, and igneous systems.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2017 Analysis of hydrothermal alteration products
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Methodology for the study of hydrothermally altered rocks.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2017 Application of the Pentahedral Method
SolMine
Application of the pentahedral method in RecMin software for narrow vein modeling.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2016 Spatial analysis with QGIS, SAGA, and GRASS
Centro REDES
Implementation of raster and vector spatial analysis.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2016 Spatial analysis of geographic data using QGIS
Centro REDES
Geospatial techniques using QGIS.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2015 Epithermal deposits: characteristics, prospecting, and exploration
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Study and research methodology for epithermal deposits.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2015 Geological modeling and resource estimation with RecMin
SolMine
Use of RecMin and SGeMS for geological modeling and resource estimation.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2013 Geostatistics as an analysis tool
Department of Geology, Universidad Nacional del Sur
Statistics and geostatistics applied to mineral deposits.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2013 Geostatistics and resource estimation
Argentina Mining
Application of geostatistics in exploration and mining.
Santiago, Chile
2012 International regulations for resource and reserve reporting
Universidad Nacional de San Luís
Update on international reporting standards for resources and reserves.
San Luís, Argentina
2011 Epithermal Deposits Workshop
Society of Economic Geologists – Colorado School of Mines
Study of epithermal deposits.
Littleton, Colorado, USA
2010 Gemcom Gems
Oficinas de UAKO
Advanced Gemcom GEMS course.
San Juan, Argentina
2010 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and image processing
Universidad Maimónides
Remote sensing and applied environmental analysis with GIS.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009 Density determination in rock materials
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Principles and experiments for density determination in rock materials.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina

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